More social, more fun - Come out and play! — We just wrapped up Zynga Unleashed, a news event where we announced brand spankin' new play - including a gaggle of new social games including our next “Ville”, and our very own new play service, code named, “Project Z.”

One Million Backers — Last week a woman named Rachel Perrie pledged to a film called Cargo. At that moment she became the millionth person to have ever backed a Kickstarter project. — Rachel backed the film because she knew the creator. People often support people they know on Kickstarter.

Adobe demos incredible unblur feature for Photoshop — Adobe is developing an upcoming feature for Photoshop that could end the problem of blurred photos forever. — The new feature was demoed at the company's MAX 2011 event, drawing gasps of amazement from a crowd that witnessed a blurred photo, retouched and perfected in seconds.

VeriSign demands website takedown powers — No court order necessary — VeriSign, which manages the database of all .com internet addresses, wants powers to shut down “non-legitimate” domain names when asked to by law enforcement. — The company said today it wants to be able to enforce the …

RSA: Nation state double-teamed on SecurID attack — Two groups of hackers working in tandem for a nation state were behind the sophisticated cyberattack on RSA that stole information on its SecurID tokens, the encryption company has revealed. — “We know there were two groups …

T-Mobile SpringBoard photos, video, and hands-on — The T-Mobile SpringBoard tablet just might be the highlight of the show floor here at CTIA. It's a 7-inch Honeycomb 3.2 Android tablet that appears to offer a straight-up stock experience. The SpringBoard actually evokes the HTC Flyer …

[In]dexTank - LinkedIn Acquires IndexTank — This is not a typical acquisition blog post. You and I have read lots of those. Many tend to sound like Oscar speeches, as if being acquired were the culmination of a career. This one is different, and there are many themes that I'd like to touch on.

Germany spyware: Minister calls for probe of state use — Germany has strict laws about spying on citizens — Germany's justice minister has called for a national and state level probe into the use of controversial computer software to spy on people. — The German state of Bavaria …